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Saints Win of the NFC Championship puts Carnival into Sweet Chaos!

  Sunday, January 28, 2010 ..... Because the Saints have been a fickle team in the past years, we are indeed pleased that they are going to the 44th Superbowl in the city of Miami.

 We must be thankful, however, that this not an occurrence every season! When you think about it, the team all these years may have thought of us, before they thought of themselves by ending their seasons at the end of the year. It is nothing less than a minor miracle that over the 38 years, this has not occurred before now. It could have happened but it didn't, and now that it has, I'm not so sure that we could go through this every year! 

Musical Legend, Dr. John to Lead Krewe de Vieux in to the Quarter!

Dr. John is one of the local musicians that harkens back to the early days of Carnival, blues, folk and Jazz music in New Orleans. He stands beside the likes of Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Earl King, and of course the immortal Professor Long Hair. He is one of the real progenitors of Carnival music in New Orleans today and to have him reign as King for the club is an honors he richly deserves!

    
 

Phorty Phunny Phellows take Street Car to herald Coming 2010 Season!

Crowd not so Funny with failed attempts at Satire

Pictured: Members of the PPP board the Streetcar for the trip to Herald the Carnival 2010 Spirit!

New Orleans, Louisiana ....January 6, 2010 A good time  was had by all as the PPP got the season off to a great start last Wednesday night! Other than some of the signs brought by would be satire writers it was a cold, but full of cheer and plenty of champagne to toast the Phellows on their way!

Rachel Ray to serve as Argus Grand Marshal

TV Food Guru consents to Grand Marshal Post for Jefferson Parish Krewe

This season the krewe has announced that the TV Food guru, Rachel Ray, has consented to serve as the Krewe's grand marshal and lead the organization down Veteran's Blvd and into the history books as the krewe with the most celebrities in Carnival history in Jefferson Parish.

Lower 9th Ward Divas, The Original Big Nine, and the Lower 9 Steppers Take Control!

Pictured: In Firm control of their real estate the Lower 9th Wards Divas usher in their Queen, Mrs Mercedes Gibbs

  December 20, 2009 ....... New Orleans, La.  With one of the longer routes in the parade circuit, the Big Nine of the 9the Ward, joined the Lower 9 Steppers, and the Women of the Lower 9th Ward Divas and  took to the streets Sunday as they placed their Kings & Queens on their respective thrones and allowed the fans to see them and their entourage through the streets of the 6th Ward of the city in route to the Lower 9.  

Mardi Gras Radio Will launch in February!

Hammond, Louisiana  ........ Jan 8, 2010 Counting down to launch day the web based Radio station will try once again to launch it's live programming sometime in February, 2010. The station has been plagued with bandwidth problems, Sponsorship concerns and technology hiccups since it's initial attempt last Summer. You can listen on line by going to Mardi Gras Radio. com . There will be a link to take you to alternate areas where you can listen.

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Mardi Gras Radio to Webcast Krewe of Aurora 18th Annual Grand Ball tonight!

Pictured: photo courtesy of  ©Krewe of Aurora -Port Arthur, TX

Saturday, January 6, 2010 ....... Port Arthur, Texas  The 18th Annual Ball for the Majestic Krewe of Aurora will be Webcast Live from Mardi Gras Ball room at the Bob Bowers Civic Center. It will be sound only, no pictures so we will webcast over Live 365 only and not our backup at Stickam, or UStream, the UStream backup will be dark with no signal the Stickam will have no video!

Webcasts will begin at 6:30 p.m. the doors open at 7p.m. and the tableau begins at 7:45 p.m. This is a Black-tie Formal affair and hopefully the ball will be a joy to hear!

Tune in tonight for a Carnival first, the 18th Annual Aurora Grand Ball, webcast on Mardi Gras Radio. ...

Drew Brees to Reign as Bacchus 2010

   December 12, 2009  New Orleans, LA. ......When the New Orleans Saints signed sore-armed Drew Brees in 2006, eyebrows around the league were raised. No other team believed that the former Pro Bowl quarterback would return to the field as good as new. Oh, ye of little faith. Drew proved to be a savior for the Saints, lifting the team to its first NFC title game. In the process, he became a symbol for a broken city’s comeback. In 2009, Drew embarked on an even greater journey—a trip to the Super Bowl and a shot at perfection. For the Who-Dat Nation this is the type news that shows the whole city is behind the team!

Attention All Organizations!

Annual Call for Coronation Reports and Stories with Photos!

One Last Time ...... Once & For All!

Yes! Mobile was first, but only because of Time!

July 19, 2009 ..... Our research has always been good, we even pride ourselves on it, but we occasionally miss things some times too. So when we get new information, we do what we should, to follow up and act on it! Many websites, students and people depend on us to get it right!

 Mardi Gras Point is much too important, so when someone called and said we had it wrong,  we had  to take the time to investigate and what we found surprised both us and our source! 

Baton Rouge's Krewe of Jupiter holds it's Ball!

Baton Rouge, La. .........January 29, 2010  The Krewe of Jupiter held their annual ball masque with the theme, "Jupiter Rocks the Universe!"

 Marian attended the ball and files her report here!

Tom Benson to lead Endymion as grand marshal!

New Orleans Saints Football team owner and executive director Tom Benson will serve as the latest celeb to lead the super krewe of Endymion.

The Parade which will be held on February 13th, Samedi-Gras will host the first of many tributes to the Saints team.

Choctaw Celebrates 75 years as a Organization

Pictured: The 2010 Medicine Man for the Krewe of Choctaw.

January 10, 2010     New Orleans, Louisiana........ The krewe of Choctaw held it's annual Pow Wow on January 9the 2010 at the brand spanking new venue at the new Mardi Gras World on the east side of the Mississippi river terminal.

The ball was one of the best we've seen in the non-traditional category, and the event was extremely well attended.

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Mardi Gras Parade February 6, 2010 Millbrook, AL.

RAIN OR SHINE  The parade will begin at 12 noon on Main Street from Southgate Shopping Center/Smokehouse Restaurant to the parking lot in front of "Climate Control Storage" just past City Hall.

Our fun parade is totally family oriented. Come grab some beads, toys, Mayfield ice cream, and moon pies as the parade rolls by.
Live entertainment begins at approximately 9:00 a.m. on the Village Green and continues throughout the day. Vendors will be doing business from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Visit the website

NO ENTRY FEES FOR PARADE PARTICIPANTS.

For vendor info contact Ken Sims at 285-3838
(email  kosims@bellsouth.net)

For parade info contact Art Elsner at 285-6847
(email gansett62@bellsouth.net)
  

We would like to welcome to the industry 1 new Mystic Order!

The Mystic Order of Isis in Mobile, it is their second season and this year they will parade behind the Conde' Calvaliers in Mobile!

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Krewe of Zulu goes into Business with State!

   January 22, 2010 ...........  New Orleans, Louisiana   It is the first time any Carnival krewe, anywhere has been featured on a Lottery Ticket in history and to say its an honor is one hell of an understatement!

September 25, 2009  ........... Hammond, LA.  Besides looking worth more than a million bucks, those two monarchs are capable of elevating your club to a very lofty position.

 Royalty and their capabilities, is an often overlooked asset by most of the clubs, both krewes and mainline groups. 

Tactics: Constant P.R. Is the Key to Club Survival!

September 19, 2009 ......Ponchatoula, LA   So how's the secrecy thing working out for ya, there slick? No P.R., No Press, No notice, No recognition, No 

For some clubs, it works so well, that they came into existence, and went out of existence, and no one knew it! NO ONE KNEW IT!!!! Here's how to avoid the secrecy myth from taking your club!